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Trinity Mirror has developed a mobile web platform for its newspaper titles in a deal with Nokia and Bluestar Mobile.The Daily Mirror will be one of the first papers to be made available to readers via their mobile phones when the sites launch in the autumn this year.Trinity developed the sites to offer readers instant… Continue reading Trinity Set To Launch Mobile Web Platform For The Daily Mirror

Revenues from mobile data services are set to exceed US$200 billion this year for the first time, according to a new global report from Informa Telecoms & Media. Total mobile data revenues were approximately US$157 billion in 2007, with research from the first quarter of 2008 revealing that revenues exceeded US$49 billion, accounting for a… Continue reading Mobile Data Service Revenues Set To Rise

Telmar has launched a new web-based search tool for its subscribers, which will enable media companies to search their research data more efficiently, according to the company.The search and analysis tool has been named ReSearch Guru by the US-owned media software supplier.The tool has been designed to export search results in seconds into Excel and… Continue reading Telmar Launches New Research Guru

ITV has signed a deal with the Football Association which will see non-league FA Cup action available to watch online.ITV and the FA will film preliminary rounds of the FA Cup throughout August, September and October, with highlights available to watch on ITVLocal.com, ITV.com and TheFA.com.Clubs that are not shown on these sites can upload… Continue reading ITV Sites To Show FA Cup Preliminary Rounds

Ofcom has published a “shorter and simpler Code” on television ads, removing rules that require 20 minute intervals between ad breaks.The new code, released today by Ofcom, will also allow broadcasters to transmit one ad break every 30 minutes of a film, instead of one every 45 minutes.However, Ofcom has made it clear that the… Continue reading Ofcom Set To Change Ad Break Rules

Publicis Groupe has revealed that its European operations revenue growth was mixed during the first six months of the year, with global profits falling 3% year on year in the second quarter. Publicis said that all geographic zones reported satisfactory growth, including North America, with 5.5% revenue growth during the H1 compared with the same… Continue reading Mixed European Performance For Publicis

BBC One had a poor night, pulling in less than five million viewers for Eastenders at 7.30pm, its worst figures for over a year.Eastenders, BBC One’s flagship soap, only attracted an average of 4.9 million people between 7.30pm and 8pm, with a 26.5% audience share.ITV1’s rival soap, Emmerdale, on at the earlier time of 7pm… Continue reading Eastenders Slips Below 5 Million Viewers

The joint free satellite service from ITV and the BBC, Freesat, is set to launch 18 new radio and TV channels.The first set of channels launches on July 24 and features a entertainment, news, shopping and gaming channels, while the second set launches on August 1 and is made up of radio stations including Capital… Continue reading Freesat Launching 18 New Channels

iPhone users surpass all others in mobile media usage, with more than 80% of iPhone users in France, Germany and the UK using the device to browse news and information on the mobile Web, compared to 32% of other smartphone users, according to a new report from comScore M:Metrics. The report found that even on… Continue reading iPhone Users Top Mobile Media Usage

Sky is set to launch a new online music service later this year with Universal Music.The service will be available to both Sky subscribers and non-subscribers for a single monthly subscription, offering both streamed tracks and downloads to keep.It will be operated by a new joint venture company, in which Sky will be the majority… Continue reading Sky To Launch Online Music Service